Global  PE  firms  eye  India’s auto components sector

Such as Temasek, Blackstone, Goldman Sachs, Samara Capital and Baring Private Equity Asia are actively exploring investment opportunities in India’s auto parts manufacturing sector, three people aware of the developments said. The firms are confident about the long-term potential of India’s auto parts industry to cater to the local markets and overseas. Hence, they want … Read more

Sunil Mittal bids for SoftBank-backed satellite firm OneWeb

The bankrupt satellite firm whose investors include SoftBank Group Corp., people with knowledge of the matter said. An arm of Mittal’s Bharti Enterprises Ltd. conglomerate made an offer for London-based OneWeb with backing from the U.K. government, according to the people, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. The U.K. government … Read more

Johnson-Hitachi to halve imports, double exports over next 1 year

The move comes amidst the shrill calls for boycotting Chinese goods following violent skirmishes on the Leh border earlier this month that lead to the killing of 20 Indian soldiers. The government sees the air-conditioning industry as a priority sector for generating jobs along with furniture, leather and footwear. Leading air-conditioner maker Johnson Controls-Hitachi India … Read more

Photo finish: end of an era as Olympus sells camera division

Said Wednesday it is selling its struggling camera division to focus on medical equipment — now the major portion of the storied firm’s business. Olympus has been in the camera business since 1936, when it launched a product using the “Zuiko” lens, but it has struggled along with industry rivals as demand for traditional cameras … Read more

Anil Ambani planning to increase stake in Reliance Infra, Reliance Power

Anil Ambani, the chairman of Reliance Infrastructure and Reliance Power, told shareholders at a virtual annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday that promoters would increase the stake in the two companies. Ambani also informed shareholders that Reliance Power had refrained from availing a moratorium on its loans, calling the moratorium a ‘financial penalty’. “The promoters … Read more

Input tax credit cannot be availed on GST paid for employees cabs

On an application filed by Prasar Bharti Broadcasting Corporation (All India Radio), Shimla, the Himachal Pradesh bench of AAR cited GST law to state ITC shall be available on fulfilment of one condition — “such goods or services or both shall be obligatory for an employer to provide to its employees under any law for … Read more

India Inc suffers a new ailment, complains of webinar fatigue, Zoom gloom

This one, termed #ZoomGloom #WebinarComa and #DeathByWebinar on social media, is causing fatigue, discomfort in the eye and neck, and a general sense of irritability. It is the result of taking part in unending video conferences. Over the last three months, as Corporate India went into a lockdown and slowly unlocked in bits and pieces, … Read more

A 30-year market veteran explains why we’re in ‘one of the nutsiest bubbles in the history of bubbledom’ — and warns of an ‘underwater’ economy for the next several years

Charles Biderman, a 30-year market veteran and founder of TrimTabs Investment Research, can’t believe his eyes. It’s safe to say that 2020 has been a peculiar year for markets. Despite a global pandemic, a 30 percent-plus stock plunge, 13% unemployment, and an economy that’s mostly still closed, the S&P 500 is trading less than 5% … Read more